Talking with Michael - a comedian - was so fun, funny, and insightful. And when you think about it, comedy is a great way to look at stuff from a different perspective. A great way to lean into some things that are uncomfortable, and hopefully come out the other side...
I'm excited and honored to be part of this discussion of how so much of our history needs to be reclaimed, and how books for kids and teens is a powerful way to tell the stories, and hear the voices, of Asian American, Indigenous, Black, Disabled, and LGBTQIA2+...
You know when you hear a really great, in-depth interview, like Terry Gross on Fresh Air, and you think - wow, that interviewer asks really great questions. I just had that experience this weekend, when I was interviewed for the "Harvey Brownstone Interviews" podcast....
So Publishers Weekly did a capsule review of No Way, They Were Gay?, calling it [An] accessible introduction to “hidden” queer history. A more robust review came out in the magazine Bookology, under their "Why We Love Nonfiction" banner. This review, by the acclaimed...
There are moments when words come hard. When I started this blog over 13 years ago, I thought that maybe there were 30 books - picture books, middle grade, Young Adult - 30 books with LGBTQ main characters or themes. In all. That number has grown, and grown, and grown...
This Publishers Weekly interview with me by Jennifer Young, Four Questions for Lee Wind, is really nice. It's a chance for me to speak from my heart about what inspired me to write "No Way, They Were Gay?", what Queer History means to me, my hopes for readers, and so...
